Verse 17

And Jonathan{H3083} caused David{H1732} to swear{H7650}{(H8687)} again{H3254}{(H8686)}, because he loved{H160} him: for he loved{H157}{(H8804)} him as he loved{H160} his own soul{H5315}.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 18:1 : 1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end{H3615}{(H8763)} of speaking{H1696}{(H8763)} unto Saul{H7586}, that the soul{H5315} of Jonathan{H3083} was knit{H7194}{(H8738)} with the soul{H5315} of David{H1732}, and Jonathan{H3083} loved{H157}{(H8799)} him as his own soul{H5315}.
• 1 Sam 18:3 : 3 Then Jonathan{H3083} and David{H1732} made{H3772}{(H8799)} a covenant{H1285}, because he loved{H160} him as his own soul{H5315}.
• 2 Sam 1:26 : 26 I am distressed{H6887}{(H8804)} for thee, my brother{H251} Jonathan{H3083}: very{H3966} pleasant{H5276}{(H8804)} hast thou been unto me: thy love{H160} to me was wonderful{H6381}{(H8738)}, passing the love{H160} of women{H802}.
• Prov 18:24 : 24 A man{H376} that hath friends{H7453} must shew himself friendly{H7489}{(H8710)}: and there is{H3426} a friend{H157}{(H8802)} that sticketh closer{H1695} than a brother{H251}.
• Deut 13:6 : 6 If thy brother{H251}, the son{H1121} of thy mother{H517}, or thy son{H1121}, or thy daughter{H1323}, or the wife{H802} of thy bosom{H2436}, or thy friend{H7453}, which is as thine own soul{H5315}, entice{H5496}{(H8686)} thee secretly{H5643}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Let us go{H3212}{(H8799)} and serve{H5647}{(H8799)} other{H312} gods{H430}, which thou hast not known{H3045}{(H8804)}, thou, nor thy fathers{H1};